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Tropical Storm FLORENCE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062012
1100 AM AST SAT AUG 04 2012
 
...FLORENCE A LITTLE STRONGER OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.8N 30.6W
ABOUT 415 MI...665 KM W OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 30.6 WEST. FLORENCE
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/H.  THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 45 MPH...75
KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN INTENSITY IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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